Lachie Hunter

[Twodogs]

Re: Lachie Hunter

Lachie is a gun who is more of a McVeigh with an underpinning of Hunter.

That's right Lachie has just as much McVeigh blood as he has Hunter blood doesnt he? I think his mum was born a McVeigh and she is Mark and Jarrad's Aunty. I love the McVeighs. Jarrad playing in the 2016 grand final was one less opposition player we had to worry about.

I watched him hobble over and setup for a contest on our half forward line in the first quarter. He was 30 metres from me so I could get a fair read on him and it was everything he could do to crouch down and put his hands on his knees. The pain and effort was etched on his face. God knows how he takes himself from there to running headlong into the contest looking for the ball.

[Remi Moses]

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Excellent this year, and he was outstanding on Sunday

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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That's right Lachie has just as much McVeigh blood as he has Hunter blood doesnt he? I think his mum was born a McVeigh and she is Mark and Jarrad's Aunty. I love the McVeighs. Jarrad playing in the 2016 grand final was one less opposition player we had to worry about.

I watched him hobble over and setup for a contest on our half forward line in the first quarter. He was 30 metres from me so I could get a fair read on him and it was everything he could do to crouch down and put his hands on his knees. The pain and effort was etched on his face. God knows how he takes himself from there to running headlong into the contest looking for the ball.

Fantastic pedigree has Lachie.

[Bulldog Joe]

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Fantastic pedigree has Lachie.

He certainly does.

from a breeding angle you would consider Monique Conti has the right qualities to generate the next generation of hard running footballers. Perhaps someone can make sure her and Lachie get together in a few years.

[Twodogs]

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He certainly does.

from a breeding angle you would consider Monique Conti has the right qualities to generate the next generation of hard running footballers. Perhaps someone can make sure her and Lachie get together in a few years.

I still reckon we should slip in a clause in the child minding contract (Whitten oval has a large creche co located with it) that says if your child attains a certain beep test then you get a different less athletic dozy child to take home with you because the kid you dropped off that morning is now a professional footballer. Then we test the lot of them.

[1eyedog]

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Speaking of leadership Bont pretty much has the captaincy tied up when Wood gives it away but I reckon Hunter might be a smoky for it. Given his improvement and dedication to making his game better it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

Too rascally. Bont's our man. Happy to have him as VC, his Warner to Bont's Smith.

[jeemak]

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I've been really happy with how he's worked to minimise the simple attention to detail issues he used to possess. My comment used to be that he could always make a simple situation look overly difficult.

He's almost the complete running midfielder now, and my only gripe is his preference to kick around the corner with a heavy reliance on snapping, rather than drop punts........

[Twodogs]

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I've been really happy with how he's worked to minimise the simple attention to detail issues he used to possess. My comment used to be that he could always make a simple situation look overly difficult.

He's almost the complete running midfielder now, and my only gripe is his preference to kick around the corner with a heavy reliance on snapping, rather than drop punts........

As a young tracker I was always taught that was the lazy way to kick for goal. "Never kick across you body, son. Straighten up and kick through the ball"

[Happy Days]

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As a young tracker I was always taught that was the lazy way to kick for goal. "Never kick across you body, son. Straighten up and kick through the ball"

I used to exclusively kick like this - I thought it looked cool and when you hit one right it tended to go faster off the boot.

Plus when you're only getting the ball like 3 times a game you want it to appear to the opposition that you're an incredibly skilled type who is just having an off day.

[jeemak]

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Kicking across the body is fine if you have to, it's just sooooo much more accurate if you still go to the effort of kicking a drop punt. It's why players in the majority of instances still use a drop punt when hitting up a lead via an across the body kick.

[Twodogs]

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I used to exclusively kick like this - I thought it looked cool and when you hit one right it tended to go faster off the boot.

Plus when you're only getting the ball like 3 times a game you want it to appear to the opposition that you're an incredibly skilled type who is just having an off day.

I feel your lack of ability, testify brother!

Kicking across the body is fine if you have to, it's just sooooo much more accurate if you still go to the effort of kicking a drop punt. It's why players in the majority of instances still use a drop punt when hitting up a lead via an across the body kick.

It comes down to balance doesn't it! If you are confident no one is going to knock you off your feet you are always better to straighten up and kick the drop punt.

[Smads57]

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I like watching Lachie in interview situations - his responses are always short and to the point. Importantly, they don't give away too much!

[Missing Dog]

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OK , so at what point does the blow torch get pointed at this guy? How many more key goal kicking moments will he be able to shank without consequence, given that at 90-odd games he is in his prime and ought to be one of the leaders? How many more crappy little kicks or floaty handballs that put team mates under pressure does he get to make ?

[bulldogtragic]

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OK , so at what point does the blow torch get pointed at this guy? How many more key goal kicking moments will he be able to shank without consequence, given that at 90-odd games he is in his prime and ought to be one of the leaders? How many more crappy little kicks or floaty handballs that put team mates under pressure does he get to make ?

Until he irons these things out this is his ceiling. He's got the potential to be elite, no dignity, no doubt, but as you say these things are still embedded in his game still. I'm not sure how he and the coaches fix it. We all want to see him move into the elite category of player, but there's no clear sign of things improving with his skills and also to an extent his decision making over a full game. What can be done or what is being done? Are coaches ok with it? Are coaches trying to improve these aspects and is Lachie ignoring it? I don't know, all I know is these problems are still lingering.

[anfo27]

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OK , so at what point does the blow torch get pointed at this guy? How many more key goal kicking moments will he be able to shank without consequence, given that at 90-odd games he is in his prime and ought to be one of the leaders? How many more crappy little kicks or floaty handballs that put team mates under pressure does he get to make ?

He is the least of our problems imo. At least he busts his arse every week when 3/4 of his team mates do not.